Support gmail notifications in gingerbread

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i recently updated to gingerbread. i also did a full reset to see if it fixed my battery issue (it didn't but that's another story.)

i'm having issues with gmail notification settings. i can't find the setting to turn on or off notifications. i also can't figure out how to make gmail post a notifier icon and *not* play a sound or vibrate.

i open gmail to the inbox.
press menu -> accounts
press menu -> account settings
this brings up the "battery & data manager" page.
i would expect it to bring up the gmail account setting page.

when i go to:
settings -> accounts
press google account
here i get the "data & synchronization" page. there is nothing to set here. i can only press something to "sync now".

i have searched the forums for answers. they all point to a settings page that i'm not getting.

ideally i would be able to set gmail to sync automatically without notifying me. previous to GB i was unable to do that. i have a "silent" notifier sound but even when i set gmail to *not* vibrate, it would anyway. i do not want any notifications for any email because i get too much of it. my corporate mail works this way. i can turn off notifications. i can turn them on with no vibrate. it works as i'd expect it to.

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sorry, i forgot to mention that setting path. i did try that. here's what i get as setting options.

under the "Notifications setting" section there an item labeled email notifications with subtext that says "Notify in Status bar when email arrives" this is a toggle setting. there is no entry to this setting to configure how i want to be notified. what sound to play, or whether or not to vibrate. these options used to be settable - although they didn't work as expected.

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sorry, i forgot to mention that setting path. i did try that. here's what i get as setting options.

under the "Notifications setting" section there an item labeled email notifications with subtext that says "Notify in Status bar when email arrives" this is a toggle setting. there is no entry to this setting to configure how i want to be notified. what sound to play, or whether or not to vibrate. these options used to be settable - although they didn't work as expected.

did they remove them because they are unable to make that work?

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Have you updated the Gmail app? It recently had an update which changed the settings. You can now specify which labels will receive notifications.
If you have not updated, be aware that all 3rd party unread notifiers no longer work.

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sorry, i forgot to mention that setting path. i did try that. here's what i get as setting options.

under the "Notifications setting" section there an item labeled email notifications with subtext that says "Notify in Status bar when email arrives" this is a toggle setting. there is no entry to this setting to configure how i want to be notified. what sound to play, or whether or not to vibrate. these options used to be settable - although they didn't work as expected.

did they remove them because they are unable to make that work?

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Sounds like you just stopped a couple of steps short. Check the Email Notifications box and Labels to Notify should light up. Click on Labels to Notify, then click on Inbox and there you should see your options for notifications, ringtone, vibrate and notify once.